Defendant argued his brother should take some of the blame for the beating.

Michael Woodhouse critical of decision to leave out Hillside railway from the Budget.

New Zealand Transport Agency traffic volume data is out for the first day of level 2.

Dawson Taiaroa caused havoc during alert level 4, a court has heard.

'It's just a bloody pigeon,' shooter's mother says. 'I don't care what you call it.'

Jobs are set to be cut at Queenstown and Wanaka airports.

The man also had two knives but was fought off by a disabled person with their walker.

Air NZ will restart domestic flights between Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington on June 1st.

A woman on a cocktail of drugs was potentially 'a lethal weapon', a judge says.

Traffic level plummeted in the first week of level 3.

Nigel Landreth died after an petrol station attack by Mongrel Mob member John-Boy Rakete.

City council applies for millions to construct affordable rental housing.

Samuel Welsford was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle in an unauthorised race.

Guard 'broken into a thousand pieces' after prison assault.

Wind, rain and mild temperatures today but frosty change coming.

Work and Income killer Russell Tully is refusing food behind bars.

Two weeks after Gareth Milne had major surgery he lost his wife to breast cancer.

Jason Karl Blackler has been refused parole at the first attempt.

Ravindra Singam Ganesan said he was driving because he was unable to walk.

Just 14 active cases in region compared with 101 a few weeks ago.

David Clark admitted to moving boxes between houses during level 4 lockdown.

Queenstown Airport wants the chance to restart flights at level 3.

A Dunedin man will have to wait another three weeks to be sentenced.

Victoria, Auckland and Otago universities are charging students fees to hold their rooms.

Team New Zealand have thought outside the box in their bid to get back to work.

Two-day stay becomes indefinite, forcing Enrico Cornuda to get creative to pay his bill.

'No one wants to create any kind of extra additional stress for families ...'

She is the second person to die of Covid-19 in Southland.

Aircraft has been advertised as available for "empty-leg" flights during pandemic.

Police say a post mortem will be conducted in the next few days.